ENLIGHTENED MINDS_Inspiring Excellence

  T HOUGHTS 1. Before you do anything, stop and recall the face of the poorest most helpless destitute person you have seen and ask yourself, Is what I am about to do going to help him? 2. It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there’ll be any fruit. But that doesn’t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no result. 3. Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good. 4. Consciously or unconsciously, everyone of us does render some service or another. If we cultivate the habit of doing this service deliberately, our desire for service will steadily grow stronger, and it will make not only for our own happiness, but that of the world at large. 5. A person who is worried about the outcome of his work does not see his goal; he sees only his oppositio...

  STRATEGY FOR WORLD HISTORY What type of questions asked? ·         Related to implications of key events   of world history at global level - like world wars, financial crisis of 1929 etc. ·         Evolution of key political ideologies   and their impact on global politics - socialism, communism, democracy etc, differences between them, their evolution. ·         Related to key events which changed geo-political environment   of world - unification of Germany, unification of Italy (role of key individuals in these events).     What to read for World History Here is the list of certain topics which we have compiled in the exam point of view. Make sure that atleast you cover these topics in entirety.   Give importance to such topics: ·         American Revolution , constitution, Impact on India ...

  20 Inspiring Quotes from Mahatma Gandhi : 1.      “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” 2.      “A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” 3.      “Be the change that you want to see in the world.” 4.      “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” 5.      “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.” 6.      “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” 7.      “An ounce of patience is worth more than a tonne of preaching.” 8.      “Change yourself – you are in control.” 9.      “See the good in people and help them.” 10.   “Without action, you aren’t going anywhere.” 11.   “Take care of this moment.” 12.   “Be co...

 MEDIA ETHICS Media ethics deals with specific ethical principles and standards of media, including broadcast media, film, theatre, the arts, print media and the internet. Media, being the fourth pillar of democracy has a major role in maintaining acceptable practices in society Necessity of ethics in media: Media describes  any channel of communication  which can include anything  from newspaper to digital data,  and encompasses art, news, educational content and numerous other forms of information. The  modern democratic edifice has been constructed drawing on the above  and the individual  liberty of expression of thought  as the supreme principle. The  press is an indispensable pillar of democracy.  Parliamentary democracy can flourish only under the watchful eyes of the media.  Media can make or unmake any individual, institution or any thought.  With so much power and strength, the media...

  Carbon Tax A  carbon tax   is a fee imposed on the burning of  carbon -based fuels (coal, oil, gas). A  carbon tax  is the core policy for reducing and eventually eliminating the use of fossil fuels whose combustion is destabilizing and destroying our climate. Emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are changing the climate. A carbon tax  puts a price on those emissions , encouraging people, businesses, and governments to produce less of them. Deterring the burning of fossil fuels is crucial to reducing the accumulation of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere. BENEFITS Carbon taxes, levied on coal, oil products, and natural gas in  proportion to their carbon content , can be collected from fuel suppliers. They in turn will  pass on the tax in the form of higher prices  for electricity, gasoline, heating oil, and so on, as well as for the products and services that depend on them.  This provides...